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Old 10-19-2006, 11:09 PM   #1
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1 Year Today...Its been fun!

On October 20th of 05’ I bought my Boxster, and guess what today marks 1 year!!! Well guys it’s been one heck of year that I have had my Boxster! Thanks to you guys, especially MNBoxster I have learned ALOT about my Boxster and cars in general. THANKS!!!!!!!!!!

Maintainence/Repair done in 1 year;
• Changed the oil (oil, filter, drain plug and crush ring)
• Changed the serpentine belt
• Changed the air filter
• Changed the front & rear brake pads
• Changed the brake fluid
• Changed the wiper blade assemblies
• Changed the spark plugs
• Changed the cabin filter
• Changed the base handbrake & shift knob to the matching aluminum/leather hand brake & shift knob
• Changed the base 17” Twist to the 18” Turbo Look
• Troubleshot codes P1123 & P1125 (K & N dirtied my MAF, resulted in a new MAF)
• Troubleshot codes P1124 & P1126 (Bad oil separator)
• Changed the intermediate shaft that connects to the throttle body(bolt snapped in half leaving me no choice but the install a whole new one)

Mods/Hacks done in 1 year;
o Rear speaker kit(OEM)
o MB Quart “Reference” Tweeters in the dash
o Clear taillights and side markers
o Porsche U.S. Spec First Aid Kit in the front trunk
o Door Plug & Bumper Plugs
o Door Sills

I have also made some friends from this board and locally that are pretty cool. I even hung out with James (TriGem2k) in Vegas, man that was fun!

Thanks again fellas for making the car a blast to own!

Now time to get some sleep, I need rest. I need the energy for my 19th birthday, which is today!

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Old 10-19-2006, 11:14 PM   #2
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Glad to hear that you have a blast owning it for a year now! and let me be the first one to greet you.... Happy Birthday, dude! :dance:
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Old 10-19-2006, 11:35 PM   #3
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Happy Birthday

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